flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
without trouble; easily; readily
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
strength; power; proficiency; ability
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
kind; sort; species; species
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
soldier; combatant; warrior
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
consideration; taking into account
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
genius; prodigy; natural gift
how; in what way; how about; questionable
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
black hair; black-haired horse
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow